Using
the
Microsoft
Windows
XP
Conversion
Kit
This
conversion
kit
is
being
made
available
to
satisfy
those
Lenovo
®
customers
who
have
a
specific
need
to
uninstall
Microsoft
®
Windows
Vista
®
and
install
Microsoft
Windows
®
XP
on
their
computers.
The
Microsoft
Windows
XP
Conversion
Kit
enables
Lenovo
customers
to
convert
their
computers
from
the
preinstalled
version
of
the
Microsoft
Windows
Vista
operating
system
to
the
Microsoft
Windows
XP
operating
system.
The
Microsoft
Windows
XP
Conversion
Kit
consists
of
these
instructions,
one
bootable
(startable)
Rescue
and
Recovery
™
disc,
and
depending
on
your
computer
model,
one
or
more
Microsoft
Windows
XP
Product
Recovery
discs.
The
Microsoft
Windows
XP
Product
Recovery
discs
contain
the
installation
files
for
the
Windows
XP
operating
system
and
value-add
software
applications
provided
by
Lenovo.
You
use
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
disc
to
start
the
conversion
process.
Notes:
v
You
must
have
a
DVD
drive
to
use
the
Microsoft
Windows
XP
Conversion
Kit.
If
you
do
not
have
a
built-in
DVD
drive,
you
can
use
an
external
USB
DVD
drive.
v
Only
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
disc
is
bootable.
After
you
convert
your
computer
to
the
Windows
XP
operating
system,
if
you
encounter
problems
in
the
future
that
prevent
the
operating
system
from
starting,
you
can
use
the
tools
on
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
disc
to
view
important
information
that
might
be
useful
to
a
service
technician,
rescue
files,
communicate
over
the
network,
troubleshoot
a
problem,
or
reinstall
the
Windows
XP
operating
system
from
the
Product
Recovery
discs.
©
Lenovo
2005,
2008.
Portions
©
IBM
Corp.
2005.
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